As the founder of Major League Gaming and a veteran in the space, Vindex co-founder and CEO Mike Sepso has long been a believer in esports. Sepso told Sports Business Journal that a major shift in how game publishers generate revenue offers esports an opportunity...
The L.A. Thieves, 100 Thieves’ new Call of Duty League team, today will announce its first founding partner of the team, with Dollar Shave Club coming on board. Terms of the deal were not released, but DSC will be featured on the Thieves’ player kits,...
Call of Duty League has landed USAA as a new partner, filling its official insurance category heading into the season and finding a military tie-in in the process. Terms were not revealed for the deal aside from it being multiyear. USAA becomes the official insurance...
Riot Games has reported viewership figures for the LCS Lock In tournament, which kicked off the 2021 competitive season. The tournament saw an average minute audience (AMA) of 196K with more than 9.4M hours watched across the competition — up 43% from the first three...
Portuguese esports team OFFSET Esports has announced a partnership with Portuguese technological solutions brand TSUNAMI. The brand belongs to Portuguese business firm jp.group, which operations in both the ICT sector and complementary areas that ‘reinforce and value the solutions offered to the market’. RELATED: MEDIAPRO and LVP to produce...
The phrase “dead game” gets thrown around by gamers frequently, and often erroneously, as proven by the reappearance of multiple so-called “dead games” on this week’s Top 10. It is also the second week in a row that a Pokémon unboxing channel has retained the...
ESTNN breaks down interesting European trios and storylines heading into FNCS Chapter 2 - Season 5. European Fortnite has set the bar for players across the world. It's a foregone conclusion that the region boasts many of the game's most talented competitors, including Benjyfishy, MrSavage, Mongraal...
London-based esports organisation Fnatic has announced the appointment of Patrick Foster as its first Chief Financial Officer to help drive the organisation through its next phase of growth. Also joining Fnatic’s ranks is Georgina Workman, as the organisation’s new Head of Production, to support all creative aspects of the...
Riot Games has announced the next official competitive tournament circuit for its autobattler title Teamfight Tactics. The Fates Championship will feature a $250K USD prize pool, up from last year’s $200K prize pool for the Galaxies Championship. Riot has also increased the number of players...
The MotoGP eSport Championship is set to return in 2021, with an expanded format and new challenges designed to ‘test the ability of gamers from around the world’. Credit: MotoGP eSport RELATED: MotoGP eSport Championship partners with Oakley The season will commence on March 18th with the Pro Draft. Players will...